The Forrest City times., 1887-10-08

were herding cattle in tho neighbor- hood. A disagree meGt about matter of little moment caused Russell to shoot Clarke. The shot took effect in his cheek, wounding hlm badly. He drew revolver and fired at Russell, who returned the fire. After several shots had been exchanged, Russell dropped to the ground, saying he had received death wound. Clarke walked some distance from the camp, where he fell exhausted. When found by friends both men were bleeding Lrofusely' It is thought neither will recover.
 In the United States court at Fort Smith Thursday evening, simon Secon- dyne, a prominent Delaware Indian, was convicted of manslaughter and committed to jail, having, been on bond. At the Delaware payment in the Cherokee Nation, on the 9th of April last, barrel of fGreen Clark hard cider, from St. Louis, was placed on the market, and many of those present be- came intoxicated on the beverage. Some time after dark Seeondyne and young man named John Thornton en- gagged in fist-ight in the midst of crowd, and Secondyne shot his an- tagonist, killing him inttantly. Deputy marshal Frank Dalton was on the ground and arrested Secondyne, lodg- ing him in jail here few days later, but he soon made Sl0,0 bond and was released. He was indicted for murder, but as the killing was done in the midst of general drunken row, and the evidence was not very clear as to who was to blame, the district at torney only asked for q verdict Of man slaughter, and got it.
 The trial of Burrell Odenwood, charged with the murder of his brother in-law, A. T. Brown, of the Chickssw Nation, last November, closed on Mon- day evening, and was given to the jury, who remained out until late Wednes- day night, and, having failed to agree, were discharged, standing four for con viction and eight for acquittal On the trial it developed that Odenwood's right name is Wm. Lemmons. He formerly lived in Dallas, Polk county, in this state, where he married daughter of Judge T. NJ. Carder: While living at Dallas he shot and seriously wounded Holder Hudgins, a prominent citizen of that place, and fled to Louisiana. At Parish Bend, in the latter state, he killed a man named Cox, and escaped to Arkansas, but only remained short time, going from Polk county, to the Panhandle of Texas, where he assumed the name of Oden- wood, drifting from there into the Chiekasaw Nation, where he again married. His wife and the wife of A. T. Brown were sisters.
 Gov. Hughes pardoned A. E. Peter son Thursday, who was sent to the penitentiary for one year from Pine Bluff Tor robbery last December. Peter son was chief of police of the town when the robbery was committed, and some witnesses came into court and testified that Peterson was the man, but it turns Out now that he was inno- cent. He has been in the penitentiary now for more than nine month. A furniture factory, for which capital of $i0,000 has been raised, will soon be built in Newport.
 Assessment returns for Ashley coun- ty show gain of $295, ,s90 over last years valuation-the largest gain for any one year since the war.
 Of the sixty-six varieties of seeding apples from Arkansas, exhibited be- fore the Pomological society in Boston recently, forty-six were from Benton county.
 Cotton will average about 75 per cent of full crop in Arkansas county. Farmers have been making the most of the fine weather, and picking has gone forward rapidly.
 The pecan crop in the Red river country is the best known for many years.
 There Is great complaint of the ef- fleets of drought in Hempstead county. Cotton, it is said, will be D per cent. less than last year. and corn is more or less injured by dry rot.
 A colored blacksmith, who works every day at his forge, and who is 100 years old, is resident of Ozan, Ark His name is Perkins. He was sold on the block in New Orleans'and taken to Arkansas in ls40.
 Jefferson county just now is paying out weekly S2 ,000 for the single item of cotton-pieking, done mainly by women and children
 The Howard county Wheel has con solidated with the Farmers alliance.
 It has been so dry in Calhoun county that saw mills have been compelled to shut down for lack of water.
 The fish are still dying 6 the Arkansas river. Fish that are now caught and cooked spoil in few hours
 Farmers in Little River county have some surplus live stock they wouldn't object to selling at fair prices.
 The county clerk of Lonoke, is re- sponsible foy the story of a jay bird killing snake eight feet long. The corn of Ashley county is above an average, but cotton has been materially damaged by drought and worms.
 Bill Jones, noted moonshiner Of Newton county, waH killed last week while resisting revenue officers.
 Woodruff county grows some tall weeds. A correspondent there boasts he can any day find smart-weeds over nine feet high with stalks three to four inches in circumference.
 Probably the youngest bride in the state will be Miss Lulu Matthews, aged m